Method for energy separation and utilization in a vortex tube which operates with pressure not exceeding atmospheric pressure
AssigneeUniversal Vortex, Inc.
InventorsLev Tunkel, Boris Krasovitski
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AssigneeUniversal Vortex, Inc.
InventorsLev Tunkel, Boris Krasovitski
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A method of the energy separation and utilization in the Vortex Tube which operates with a pressure not exceeding the atmospheric, the system harnessing this method comprises a Vortex Tube and a vacuum pump with the Vortex Tube's nozzles connected with the inlet gas flow with the pressure not exceeding the atmospheric and the Vortex Tube's diaphragm with the hole for discharging the cold stream connected through the heat exchanger provided to utilize a cool duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump and, accordingly, the Vortex Tube's throttle valve or any other restrictive body for discharging of the hot stream at the far end of the slender tube connected through the heat exchanger provided to utilize a hot duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump.
A method for energy separation and utilization in a vortex tube operating in response to a pressure not exceeding atmospheric pressure in a system comprising a vortex tube and at least one vacuum pump, the vortex tube including a slender tube having a diaphragm with a hole for discharging a cold stream at one end of the slender tube and a throttle valve for discharging a hot stream at the other end of the slender tube and at least one tangential inlet nozzle coupled to the slender tube between the throttle valve and the diaphragm, the method comprising:
A method of the energy separation and utilization in a vortex tube which operates with a pressure not exceeding the atmospheric, the system harnessing this method comprises a vortex tube and a vacuum pump with a vortex tube's nozzles connected with the inlet gas flow with the pressure not exceeding the atmospheric and a vortex tube's diaphragm with a hole for discharging the cold stream connected through a heat exchanger provided to utilize a cool duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump and, accordingly, a vortex tube's throttle valve or any other restrictive body for discharging of the hot stream at the far end of the slender tube connected through another heat exchanger provided to utilize a hot duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump.
A method of the energy separation and utilization in a vortex tube which operates with a pressure not exceeding the atmospheric, the system harnessing this method comprises a vortex tube and a vacuum pump with a vortex tube's nozzles connected with the inlet gas flow with the pressure not exceeding the atmospheric and a vortex tube's diaphragm with a hole for discharging the cold stream connected through a heat exchanger provided to utilize a cool duty with the hot flow downstream its heat exchanger and a vortex tube's throttle valve or any other restrictive body for discharging of the hot stream at the far end of the slender tube connected through another heat exchanger provided to utilize a hot duty with the cold flow downstream its heat exchanger and after the cold and the hot flows are combined to form a united stream connected to a suction section of the vacuum pump.
A method of the energy separation and utilization in a vortex tube which operates with a pressure not exceeding the atmospheric, the system harnessing this method comprises a vortex tube and a source of vacuum with a vortex tube's nozzles connected with the inlet gas flow with the pressure not exceeding the atmospheric and a vortex tube's diaphragm with a hole for discharging the cold stream connected through a heat exchanger provided to utilize a cool duty with the source of vacuum and, accordingly, a vortex tube's throttle valve or any other restrictive body for discharging of the hot stream at the far end of the slender tube connected through another heat exchanger provided to utilize a hot duty with a source of vacuum.
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